Written by

Kevin Robinson
| krobinson4@pnj.com

The total number of youth offenders arrested in Florida last year was the lowest in three decades, Gov. Rick Scott announced after the release of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Profile.

The annual report gives a statistical breakdown of juvenile arrests statewide. According to the profile, the number of youth arrests for the state and Escambia County have been trending downward for the past several years.

Between the 2008-09 and 2012-13 fiscal years, the number of juveniles arrested in Escambia County decreased 32 percent, from 1,923 to 1,311. Most of the ...